Detachable horseshoe



.(No Model.)`

\ '3. P. PFLUEGER.

DBTAHABLE HORSESHOE.

Patented June 15,1897.

L Atto l'ney.

Witnesses.

ERNEST PFLUEGER, OF AKRON, Oli-IIO.

DETACHABLE HonsEsHoE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,701, dated 1' une15, 1897'.

Application filed December 3l, 1896. Serial No. 617,541. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom 7115 may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST F. PFLUEGER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Horseshoes;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representa# -d-evice II. Fig. (5 is asectional view of modilication of tread, and Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview illustrating` the use of a strap in place of boot.

This invention is designed to provide asoft or flexible tread horseshoethe tread portion of which can be readily removed from the upper portionwhen worn out and be thereuponv replaced by a new tread, the entire shoebeing also readily detachable from the foot at any time without thenecessity for the service of a smith.

W'ith this object in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, andpointed out in the appended claims.

My improved horseshoe consists of Atwo parts-to wit, a sole or treadportion (designated by letter A in the accompanying; drawings) and anupper or boot portion B.

The sole or tread portion is designed to be made of rubber, leather, orother flexible material or of a covering or casing of such material lledwith steel or iron iilings, emery,corundum,or other comminuted material,as indicated at O, Fig. 6. If desired, this portion may have a metalplate secured thereto, as shown at D, Fig. 3.

The upper or boot portion B may be made in various ways. It may consist,as shown in Fig. 1, of a piece of leather,which is shaped to slip overthe hoof and foot in manner similar to that in which an overshoe isslipped upon the human foot, being provided with gores or insertions Bof rubber or of elastic webbing, or it may be made entirely of rubber orother elastic fabric. The toe portion is preferably provided with a capor shield B2 of metal. I also propose to make the boot in the shape of astrap, such as shown at D2 in Fig. 7, which is designed to be fastenedaround the hoof and to be secured bya buckle D or other suitablefastening device.

E designates a series of lugs or plates by means of which the sole ortread portion is designed to be securely but detachably connected to theupper or boot portion. These lugs or plates are usually of L form, theirvertical a rms bein g riveted or otherwise firmly secured to the bootwith their horizontal arms projecting inwardly. To receive thesehorizontal arms the sole or tread portion is formed with a series ofrecesses F, which may be formed in the body thereof, and which may beprovided for by leaving a space underneath the marginal portion of themetal plate D. (Shown in Fig.

Vhen the lugs or plates are sprung into enga-gement with these recessesand the boot portion is secured uponthe foot, the sole or tread portionis securely held thereby and cannot work loose or escape.

The entire shoe is designed to be of inexpensive character, theprincipal expense. being for the boot or strap portion, which can beused indefinitely, the sole or tread portion being removed and replacedas often as worn out. The shoe is, moreover, easy for the foot and canbe readily applied or removed Without the assistance of an artisan. C

To assist in pulling the shoe on a detachable device, such as shown atIl, Fig. 5, may be used. This device has hooks h, which are designed tobe engaged with perforations in the rear portion of the boot.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isp l. The herein-described detachablehorseshoe, consisting of a flexible boot portion adapted to be heldaround the hoof, and having at its lower edge a series ofinwardlyprojecting metallic lugs, and a tread portion consisting of athick pad of soft yielding material or character and adapted to fitwithin the said boot portion, and having in its pen ripheral edge anumber of recesses or openings for the reception of said lugs,substantially as specified.

2. The herein described horseshoe, comprising an elastic boot portiondesigned to be slipped over the hoof and retained in place by reason ofits elesticity, and provided at its lower portion withinwardly-projecting lugs or plates, and a soft flexible tread portionhaving peripheral recesses designed to be engaged by said lugs orplates, substantially as specified.

